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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Adler
Politician
23-Aug-1959 4-Apr-2011 Congressman from New Jersey, 2009-11
Alexander
Royalty
1-Aug-1893 25-Oct-1920 King of Greece, 1917-20
Malcolm Arnold
Composer
21-Oct-1921 23-Sep-2006 The Bridge on the River Kwai
Long John Baldry
Singer
12-Jan-1941 21-Jul-2005 British blues singer, Blues Incorporated
Harry Barnes
Diplomat
5-Jun-1926 9-Aug-2012 US Ambassador to Chile, 1985-88
Charles Bickford
Actor
1-Jan-1891 9-Nov-1967 The Song of Bernadette
Ed Bishop
Actor
11-Jun-1932 8-Jun-2005 Cmdr. Straker on UFO
Bob Blackman
Football
7-Jul-1918 18-Mar-2000 Dartmouth Head Coach, 1955-70
Harry Blackstone, Jr.
Magician
30-Jun-1934 14-May-1997 TV and stage illusionist
William Blackstone
Judge
10-Jul-1723 14-Feb-1780 Commentaries on the Laws of England
Mr. Blackwell
Critic
29-Aug-1922 19-Oct-2008 Issued an annual "Worst-Dressed List"
Tom Bosley
Actor
1-Oct-1927 19-Oct-2010 Dad on Happy Days
George E. Brown, Jr.
Politician
6-Mar-1920 15-Jul-1999 Congressman from California, 1973-99
Donald W. Callender
Business
27-Sep-1927 7-Jan-2009 Marie Callender's restaurateur
Art Clokey
Cartoonist
12-Oct-1921 8-Jan-2010 Creator of Gumby
Ronald Colman
Actor
9-Feb-1891 19-May-1958 A Double Life
Barber Conable
Politician
2-Nov-1922 30-Nov-2003 World Bank President, Congressman
George Nathaniel Curzon
Government
11-Jan-1859 20-Mar-1925 Created the Kingdom of Jordan
Roald Dahl
Author
13-Sep-1916 23-Nov-1990 James and the Giant Peach
Dan Dailey
Actor
14-Dec-1913 16-Oct-1978 When My Baby Smiles at Me
Emanuel Feuermann
Cellist
22-Nov-1902 25-May-1942 Cellist
Francis II
Royalty
19-Jan-1544 5-Dec-1560 King of France 1559-60
George Furth
Playwright
14-Dec-1932 11-Aug-2008 Company
Hugh J. Gallen
Politician
30-Jul-1924 29-Dec-1982 Governor of New Hampshire, 1979-82
Hank Garland
Country Musician
11-Nov-1930 27-Dec-2004 Country guitar virtuoso
J. Paul Getty, Jr.
Business
7-Sep-1932 17-Apr-2003 Heir to the Getty Oil fortune
Andy Gibb
Musician
5-Mar-1958 10-Mar-1988 I Just Want To Be Your Everything
Gordon Gould
Physicist
17-Jul-1920 16-Sep-2005 Invented the laser, arguably
Victor Grignard
Chemist
6-May-1871 13-Dec-1935 Grignard Reaction
Alexander Haig
Government
2-Dec-1924 20-Feb-2010 US Secretary of State, 1981-82
Hatshepsut
Royalty
c. 1502 BC c. 1458 BC Female Pharaoh of Egypt
Victor Hugo
Author
26-Feb-1802 23-May-1885 Les Miserables
Thomas Jefferson
Head of State
13-Apr-1743 4-Jul-1826 3rd US President, 1801-09
Rajesh Khanna
Actor
29-Dec-1942 18-Jul-2012 Anand
Hildegard Knef
Actor
28-Dec-1925 1-Feb-2002 The Murderers Are Among Us
Hope Lange
Actor
28-Nov-1931 19-Dec-2003 Peyton Place
Gustav Mahler
Composer
7-Jul-1860 18-May-1911 Das Lied von der Erde
Alice McGrath
Activist
5-Apr-1917 27-Nov-2009 Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Politician
16-Mar-1927 26-Mar-2003 US Senator from New York, 1977-2001
Camillo Olivetti
Business
13-Aug-1868 4-Dec-1943 Founder of Olivetti SpA
Tsar Peter II
Royalty
23-Oct-1715 29-Jan-1730 Tsar of Russia, 1727-30
John Phillips
Educator
27-Dec-1719 21-Apr-1795 Founder of Phillips Exeter Academy
George Pickett
Military
16-Jan-1825 30-Jul-1875 Battle of Gettysburg
Prince Rainier
Royalty
31-May-1923 6-Apr-2005 Monarch of Monaco, 1949-2005
Christopher Reeve
Actor
25-Sep-1952 10-Oct-2004 Superman
Rainer Maria Rilke
Poet
04-Dec-1875 29-Dec-1926 Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus
Andrew Sarris
Critic
31-Oct-1928 20-Jun-2012 The American Cinema
Merl Saunders
Pianist
14-Feb-1934 24-Oct-2008 Jazz & New Age keyboardist
Sky Saxon
Singer
20-Aug-1937 25-Jun-2009 The Seeds
Dick Schaap
Journalist
27-Sep-1934 21-Dec-2001 Flashing Before My Eyes
Roy Scheider
Actor
10-Nov-1932 10-Feb-2008 Jaws
Béla Schick
Doctor
16-Jul-1877 6-Dec-1967 Schick test for diphtheria
Sherwood Schwartz
Film/TV Producer
14-Nov-1916 12-Jul-2011 Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch
Georges Seurat
Painter
2-Dec-1859 29-Mar-1891 A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Tutankhamun
Royalty
1341 BC 1323 BC Boy King of Egypt
Astrid Varnay
Singer
25-Apr-1918 4-Sep-2006 Wagnerian soprano
Artturi Virtanen
Chemist
15-Jan-1895 11-Nov-1973 AIV method of fodder preservation
Antonio Vivaldi
Composer
4-Mar-1678 28-Jul-1741 The Four Seasons
Robert Wadlow
Oddity
22-Feb-1918 15-Jul-1940 Tallest documented individual
Helen Ware
Actor
15-Oct-1877 25-Jan-1939 Theater actress
George Washington
Head of State
22-Feb-1732 14-Dec-1799 1st US President, 1789-97
John Watson
Psychologist
9-Jan-1878 25-Sep-1958 Founder of Behaviorism
Paul Wendkos
Film Director
20-Sep-1922 12-Nov-2009 Gidget
William Wharton
Novelist
7-Nov-1925 29-Oct-2008 Birdy
Oscar Wilde
Playwright
16-Oct-1854 30-Nov-1900 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Grant Williams
Actor
18-Aug-1930 28-Jul-1985 The Incredible Shrinking Man
Harry Woods
Actor
5-May-1889 28-Dec-1968 Perpetual Hollywood villain
F. W. Woolworth
Business
13-Apr-1852 8-Apr-1919 Five and dime magnate



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